the man behind 2017 s failed fire
festival is reportedly asking people for
money once again but this time he says
is to help others Billy McFarland is
currently serving a six-year sentence in
federal prison but that hasn't stopped
him from starting another venture which
he calls project 315 he tells the New
York Post that this is not a scam he
says he and other prisoners can no
longer have visitors because of the
corona virus pandemic the only way they
can connect with their loved ones is
with phone calls but those calls cost
money and many families struggle to
afford them the project site is a place
where people can donate money to help
cover the $3 and 15 cent cost of a 15
minute phone call and where inmates
families can apply for money in a letter
posted to the site reportedly from
McFarland he addresses potential
skepticism it reads in part if I were
you I think this is a scam
I'd also question anything I read that
tried to convince me otherwise what I
did was absolutely despicable and the
responsibility for the damages caused
starts and ends with me he also claims
that he does not have access to the
donated money and it will go directly to
inmates families - some operational fees
but whether people are ready to trust
him with their money again is yet to be
seen for Inside Edition dot-com I'm Mara
Montalbano
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